OK, I replaced the platter on my Rega 2 without any problems. One of the reasons I replaced it, though, is because it appeared that the MDF platter was warped. It now appears that it is, instead, the subplatter that is very slightly warped. You can tell something is warped if you look closely when the platter is spinning, and the tonearm bobs slightly whenever any record is playing (like they are all warped).

So, two questions:

(1) Should I just ignore this?
(2) Should I bother my Rega dealer for a new subplatter or get a different one (of course, with the platter and sub-platter upgrade costs, I might just have gone for a P3-24)

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